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Meditation – April 18, 2009
Posted on Thursday, April 16th, 2009
Scripture: “You hurled me into the deep, into the very heart of the seas, and the currents swirled about me; all your waves and breakers swept over me . . . When my life was ebbing away, I remembered you, Lord, and my prayer rose to you, to your holy temple.” Jonah 2:3-7
Prayer: Living by the ocean and especially when the seas are high as this morning, this imagery catches my attention. I can see myself riding above and under the swirl. Give me a deeper meaning.
Response: So it is deeper you want. See the seas as the natural metaphor for your life, any life. Awash, you raise your hand up to be plucked to the safety of a vessel; yet, no vessel seems to be near. I said seems because at just that time, that moment, an awareness, a higher consciousness actually, flows through you; and the sea, any sea, any tumult, is reduced to water, salt, foam – elements with which you can deal. Your raising of a hand is an unspoken prayer, a groan from the heart, and it is heard with even more clarity that a hymn sung by the most majestic choir in a world-renown cathedral.
In prayer you raise your awareness, gestured perhaps by an arm raised, a knee lowered, a pause in your routine that even someone sitting alongside might not notice. It is that flicker of recognition I seek from you in the crowded room of your life so that you become aware of your dawning awakening to my love and grace. You see, your gesture, your prayer, is for you even though you think that you are rendering it to or for me. If you were surfing, I would be on the beach watching you ride that first wave to the shore. Though you wave to me to catch my attention; your wave is really for you to appreciate on your own this discovery in love.
So in life when you seem tossed to the depths – and it doesn’t have to be as dramatic as Jonah’s experience – find your way to the light by raising your arm, or eyes, or thoughts, or intentions, or concerns, and you will discover there will always be a witness who hears you and is extraordinarily pleased that you are riding that wave, knowing as you know that there are more to follow
All for this morning.
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